Classic Cornbread
9 servings10 min prep25 min cookEasy
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The Tale of Classic Cornbread
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Cornbread has roots in Native American cooking, where ground corn was a dietary staple long before European contact. Colonists adopted and adapted the technique, and cornbread became especially associated with Southern American cuisine.
Ingredients
Scale:· 9 servings
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 400°F and grease an 8-inch square pan.
- 2Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3In another bowl, whisk milk, oil, and egg.
- 4Stir the wet ingredients into the dry just until combined.
- 5Pour into the pan and bake 20-25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
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